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hilus

(ˈhaɪləs)
n
(Anatomy) a rare word for hilum2
[C19: via New Latin from Latin: a trifle]
ˈhilar adj
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Noun1.hilus - (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
fissure - (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
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Psychopath Charles Hili has waged a 12-year terror campaign on Mary Smith from behind bars and he has vowed to bomb her when he is free.
FBI spokesman John Kavanagh said: "Hili will be detained in custody, then removed from New York State to Vermont.
Designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site, Hili has been one of the main excavation areas for archaeologists in the UAE, with teams of French archaeologists originally exploring the site from the late 1970s until the early 80s, making discoveries that changed several perceptions about the history of this area.
As a cluster director of revenue, Gundlach will be overseeing 500 rooms divided amongst Al Ain Rotana and Hili Rayhaan by Rotana.
It is safe to say that coffee is more than just a drink in this part of the world," said Saeed Sultan Al Dhaheri, CEO of Hili Mall.
LuLu will open a 70,000sqft hypermarket in the mall early next month, said chairman Yusuffali M A after signing the agreement with Hili Mall chief executive Saeed Sultan Al Dhaheri, in the presence of the mall's deputy general manager Hany Abd El Hamid and LuLu Group regional director Shaji Jamaludheen.
But last night, the terrified family were told ex-US Marine Hili would be arrested when he leaves jail and charged over his hate campaign.
Hili was jailed for trying to send Tracy a bomb after their marriage broke down and has since sent her a coffin and chilling messages about his plans to kill and mutilate her.
Hili 8, located near Hili Archaeological Park in Al Ain, was first explored and excavated by French archaeologists in the 1970s and 1980s and provided tentative evidence for the beginnings of date, wheat and barley cultivation thousands of years ago.
In October 2012, Issa got promoted to human resources coordinator and in November 2013 she joined the pre-opening team of Hili Rayhaan by Rotana as human resources officer and later as the assistant director of Human Resources at Al Ain Rotana in September 2015 before being promoted to her current position as human resources manager.
The opening was attended by Sultan Rashid Al Dhaheri, owner of Hili Mall; Yusuffali MA, chairman of Lulu Group; Saeed Sultan Al Dhaheri, CEO of Hili Mall; and Hany Abd El-Hamid, deputy general manager of Hili Mall, along with a number of senior officials from Lulu Group International and a number of dignitaries and guests from different communities in Al Ain.
But, despite being jailed for 12 years in 1989, Hili has continued to terrify Mary, 55, from behind bars and will be paroled on September 29.